{"product_id":"gaslighting-america-why-we-love-it-when-trump-lies-to-us-9780062748003","title":"Gaslighting America: Why We Love It When Trump Lies to Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eA CNN contributor, former Ted Cruz staffer, and \"Never Trump\" adherent reveals a shocking truth: Donald Trump's lies and fabrications don't horrify America--they enthrall us--and explains how we can avoid falling for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Can you believe what Donald Trump said?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGaslighting America\u003c\/em\u003e, Carpenter breaks down Trump's formula, showing why it's practically foolproof, playing his victims, the media, the Democrats, and the Republican fence-sitters perfectly. She traces how this tactic started with Nixon, gained traction with Bill Clinton, and exploded under Trump. If you think Trump is driving you crazy, it's because he is. Now, in this urgent book, she explains how to withstand the fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere some people see lies, Trump's fierce followers see something different. A commitment to winning at all costs; there is nothing he could say that would erode their support at long as it's in the name of taking down his political enemies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis opponents on the left and right continue to act as if his fake narratives and conspiracy theories will bring him down, when in fact, they are the ruses that raised him up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a conservative former staffer to a competing presidential campaign, Amanda Carpenter witnessed her fellow Republicans fall in line behind Trump. As a political commentator, she was publicly smeared by one of his supporters on live television without a shred of evidence supporting the allegations. Slowly, she watched her entire party succumb to Trump and become defenders of his tactics, and \u003cem\u003eGaslighting America\u003c\/em\u003e may be the only hope to bring them back to reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadside Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062748003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amanda Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302217539765,"sku":"9780062748003","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f2e994b6-3995-4be9-84bd-06559ff0c2a8.jpg?v=1744724692","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gaslighting-america-why-we-love-it-when-trump-lies-to-us-9780062748003","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}